Jacob Matschenz
Jacob Matschenz (born 1984, Berlin) is a German actor. He is notable for film and television work including The Wave (2008), 12 Paces Without a Head (2009) and The Sinking of the Laconia (2010). He won the Adolf Grimme Award in 2008 for his appearance in An die Grenze.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 8.194 |
| Birthday | 1984-01-01 |
| Place of Birth | Berlin, Germany |
| Also Known As |
2002
Mutants
6/1
Thirteen-year-old Paula lives with her mother on a well-kept estate in a small town surrounded by nice neighbours. But Paula's view of normality has b...
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Mutants
2008
The Wave
7.491/3324
A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe th...
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The Wave
2006
Neandertal
6/1
17-year-old Guido suffers since his early childhood from neurodermatitis. After being taken to the hospital due to a heavy attack, he starts to questi...
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Neandertal
2008
1st of May: All Belongs to You
5.4/5
An eleven-year-old Turkish boy, two young men from a small town, and a cuckolded policeman from the sticks all find their way to Berlin on May Day, wh...
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1st of May: All Belongs to You
2007
42plus
5.4/16
When the beautiful, efficient and successful Christine, 42, arrives at their summer beach home with her husband and teenage daughter, a young hitchhik...
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42plus
2007
An die Grenze
5.4/5
19-year-old NVA soldier, Alex Karow, is sent to the West German-East German border in May 1974, shortly after Willy Brandt's resignation and during th...
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An die Grenze
2009
The Crocodiles
7.215/114
Ten-year-old Hannes, growing up with his young, poor and single mother wants to join the coolest gang in the area, the Vorstadtkrokodile. When the ‘en...
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The Crocodiles
2008
A Year Ago in Winter
6.3/35
A renowned artist must uncover a young dancer's secrets in order to truly capture her likeness for a commissioned work.
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A Year Ago in Winter
2008
Coxless Pair
4.6/7
The film tells the story of the friendship between Johann and Ludwig as they strive for the ultimate “buddy” relationship. Going beyond, well beyond,...
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Coxless Pair
2021
Whispers of War
6/1
When Khalil, a primary school teacher in Berlin, gets hold of images of war from his Kurdish hometown of Cizre, he is forced to question his entire ex...
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Whispers of War
2006
Wholetrain
6.3/21
This feature takes a look at the graffiti movement and young people who populate the niche culture. Following four such artists as they shape the graf...
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Wholetrain
2023
Weihnachtspäckchen ... haben alle zu tragen
0/0
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Weihnachtspäckchen ... haben alle zu tragen
2003
Sex Up
5.2/10
Three best friends accidentally discover a tropical plant which is actually all-powerful aphrodisiac.The effects of this plant’s juices are amazing: p...
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Sex Up
2014
Till Eulenspiegel
0/0
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Till Eulenspiegel
2009
12 Paces without a Head
6.2/16
The era of the feared sea pirates Klaus Störtebeker and Gödeke Michels is coming to an end. After a long period with no booty at last a bulging ship a...
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12 Paces without a Head
2011
Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods
5.6/74
When the mighty Viking Halvar suddenly disappears, his clever but timid son Wickie must lead the Vikings on a dangerous journey to rescue his father f...
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Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods
2011
Dreileben: Don’t Follow Me Around
6.333/18
The police psychologist Jo is supposed to help catch the sex offender Molesch. Since the hotel is fully booked, she stays with her old college friend...
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Dreileben: Don’t Follow Me Around
2005
Sex Up Your Life!
5.5/7
Ziege, Häschen and Max have now moved to Berlin for studying. They ain't got no money till the mystic plant reappears. Soon they have enough money for...
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Sex Up Your Life!
2011
The Crocodiles: All for One
6.844/77
“The Crocodiles” are back and they are in for quite an adventure! Frank is seriously hurt and needs a liver donation. In order to save him, the gang n...
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The Crocodiles: All for One
2011
The System
4.8/5
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The System
2010
Bis aufs Blut
6.9/4
Fresh out of juvenile prison, Tommy has sworn off the drugs. But when the going gets tough, the only support he finds is from his best friend Sule - w...
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Bis aufs Blut
2010
Run If You Can
6.895/19
An independent tragicomedy, Run If You Can is the debut feature for director Brüggemann who, along with his sister, also wrote the compelling screenpl...
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Run If You Can
2011
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
6.6/15
Johannes is a loner who wants a better job. And then he meets Ana. Ana is attractive and even though her job is even less prestigious than Johannes's,...
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Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011
Dreileben: One Minute of Darkness
6.857/14
An ailing police inspector (Stefan Kurt) hunts a dangerous criminal who escaped from custody.
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Dreileben: One Minute of Darkness
2017
Tomorrow We'll Be Happy
0/0
The overworked and exhausted architect Leon longs for a shoulder to lean on. His confident girlfriend Jenni, however, is angry he's always working and...
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Tomorrow We'll Be Happy
2012
Move
6.5/49
Eleven moving dates, eight friends: Philipp, Wiebke, Jessica, Maria, Swantje, Michael, Thomas, Dina – all in their twenties and mutually lonesome. And...
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Move
2005
Das Lächeln der Tiefseefische
6.7/6
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Das Lächeln der Tiefseefische
2012
Finn und der Weg zum Himmel
0/0
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Finn und der Weg zum Himmel
2024
Max and the Senior Squad
8/2
Max can hardly believe his luck: In a retirement home, he has finally found a gang that will let him join! Admittedly, it's the oldest and most wrinkl...
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Max and the Senior Squad
2014
Jack
7.01/51
Ten-year-old Jack has to take care of his little brother, six-year-old Manuel, every day from the time he gets up to the time he goes to bed. When Man...
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Jack
2013
GrossStadtklein
5.071/14
A comedy about a crazy summer of young provincial guy in Berlin.
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GrossStadtklein
2023
Wolfsjagd
7.2/2
Wildlife ranger Sara Jahnke prefers to live in the solitude of Canada's forests rather than among people. In her home in Brandenburg, with her father...
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Wolfsjagd
2014
Die Pilgerin
5.3/9
In the 14th century, a young merchant's daughter from southern Germany sets off on the adventurous Way of St. James to faraway Santiago de Compostela...
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Die Pilgerin
2012
The Guardians
6.1/110
15-year-old Nina witnesses a terrible crime that puts her life in danger. Being an orphan, she has nobody she can trust. When corrupt businessman Thom...
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The Guardians
2022
A Murder of Crows
0/0
Empathy is a two-edged sword, especially for Martin. Tormented by the past, haunted by the present, the chief inspector is a brilliant investigator an...
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A Murder of Crows
2022
Meine Freundin Volker
6/2
Vivian Bernaise is the star of the Hamburg drag scene. After a glamorous performance in the Hamburg drag club "Die Donauwelle", she witnesses a mafia...
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Meine Freundin Volker
2009
Tod in der Eifel
6/2
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Tod in der Eifel
2004
Experiment Bootcamp
7/2
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Experiment Bootcamp
2015
3 Türken und ein Baby
5.5/106
The Yildiz brothers - Celal, Sami and Mesut - still live under one roof - despite their differences. The family bridal shop is doing really badly and...
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3 Türken und ein Baby
2007
Auf dem Vulkan
7/1
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Auf dem Vulkan
2004
Liberated Zone
4.3/3
A financially devastated German town receives an encouraging boost with the arrival of a popular soccer star, though a heated love triangle threatens...
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Liberated Zone
2013
Sputnik
6.1/15
November 9, 1989, the day the Berlin Wall came down. A 10-year-old girl and her friends attempt to use their teleportation device to beam her uncle ba...
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Sputnik
2005
Rose
6.3/3
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Rose
2013
Break Up Man
5.924/144
BREAK UP MAN is an odd couple road movie and tells the story of Henri, who works for a break up agency in Berlin and on behalf of those who want to se...
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Break Up Man
2011
Adam's End
3.3/3
A coming of age story of people who are already adults. Torn between emotional dependency and physical attraction, Adam grows desperate between what h...
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Adam's End
2015
Heil
5/37
An African-German Author loses his memory and is used by a modern National Socialist Party as promotion-figure for more political power over Germany.
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Heil
2015
Nachspielzeit
6/1
Cem is mid 20's and is making its voluntary service in the retirement home. There he falls in love with Astrid, which helps as a dance therapist resid...
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Nachspielzeit
2009
Der gestiefelte Kater
4.3/3
Once upon a time there was a miller who had three sons. When the miller died, the three sons shared the inheritance. The oldest, Hermann, got the mill...
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Der gestiefelte Kater
2002
Juls Freundin
3.5/2
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Juls Freundin
2011
Men in the City 2
6.3/76
The sequel of the "Men in the city" movie which reunites all the characters.
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Men in the City 2
2016
The Pasta Detectives 3
6/20
The friends and amateur detectives Rico and Oskar experiencing their last adventure together. Here everything is really only one well, because now the...
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The Pasta Detectives 3
2004
Fliehendes Land
4/1
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Fliehendes Land
2017
Forwards Ever!
5.7/14
A stage actor's turn as GDR leader Erich Honecker inspires an outlandish scheme to keep his daughter safe during the Leipzig protests of 1989.
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Forwards Ever!
2024
Pärchenabend
6.167/3
Three couples arrange a dinner between friends. But no one is really in the mood for a reunion, as there are still some unspoken conflicts in the room...
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Pärchenabend
2017
My Blind Date with Life
7.6/273
An ambitious young man struggles to achieve his dream of becoming an employee in a Munich luxury hotel despite being strongly visually impaired.
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My Blind Date with Life
2020
Chasing Paper Birds
2/1
Mia, Keks and Ian are at a turning point in their lives, searching for happiness but not sure of what will happen if they actually find it. Over a lon...
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Chasing Paper Birds
2006
Tollpension
1/1
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Tollpension
2012
Calm at Sea
6.406/16
October 1941. Eighteen months into France’s occupation by German troops, young Communist members of the Resistance shoot dead an officer of the German...
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Calm at Sea
2016
Alone in Berlin
6.7/369
Berlin in June of 1940. While Nazi propaganda celebrates the regime’s victory over France, a kitchen-cum-living room in Prenzlauer Berg is filled with...
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Alone in Berlin
2009
Fly
0/0
Dima, a petty criminal, is in constant fear of his imminent deportation from Germany.This fear he compensated by carelessness. As he meets one day Sar...
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Fly
2017
Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt
6.326/46
Under the auspicious name "Magical Mystery" the Berlin techno label BummBumm Records wants to go on a rave tour. Karl Schmidt aka Charly himself was o...
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Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt
2018
The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs
6/35
En route to a party they are not keen on attending, the Famous Five are almost relieved when Aunt Fanny's car breaks down, stranding them in a small t...
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The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs
2017
Gratisgeld
0/0
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Gratisgeld
2010
Kalte Karibik
0/0
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Kalte Karibik
2006
Ludgers Fall
0/0
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Ludgers Fall
2016
LenaLove
5.4/34
Set in your average suburban town, a young girl suddenly disappears after being in contact with a strange boy on a social networking platform, and aft...
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LenaLove
2018
Never Look Away
7.776/674
German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regim...
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Never Look Away
2019
Mord geht immer - Der Koch ist tot
6.5/2
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Mord geht immer - Der Koch ist tot
2019
A Regular Woman
7.4/65
Hatun Aynur Sürücü, a German woman of Kurdish origin, was shot dead by her brothers at a bus stop in 2005. The story of a woman who fought for her fre...
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A Regular Woman
2001
Circling
0/0
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Circling
2019
Rest in Greece
2/1
David, an author in his mid-30s, travels to the Greek island of Tinos with his wife Nina to spend time in a secluded beach house in the off-season. Wh...
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Rest in Greece
2020
Undine
6.46/240
Undine is a historian and tour guide at the Berlin City Museum specializing in urban development, while Christoph is an industrial diver. Linked by a...
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Undine
2020
It's for Your Own Good
6.2/39
Three fathers who are also brothers-in-law make a pact to save their daughters from their boyfriends.
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It's for Your Own Good
2021
My Wonderful Wanda
5.9/14
The Polish woman Wanda, 35, looks after Joseph, 70, in his family villa by the lake. She is there for him around the clock and also helps his wife Els...
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My Wonderful Wanda
2021
The Black Square
5.143/21
VINCENT, a struggling art-thief and failed artist, stole Malewitsch’s legendary abstract painting the „Black Square”. The sale and handover to a Russi...
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The Black Square
2008
Unschuld
0/0
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Unschuld
2024
Für immer Freibad
0/0
High school graduate Simon has a crush on lifeguard Mira. The outdoor pool in Niederwülst at the end of the 90s becomes a place of longing for the 19-...
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